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    #41
    Originally posted by GhostofTarbera View Post
    Over 50’s should be herded into stadiums to get infected - 30% or so will snuff if, will be a much quicker but same plan Boris has


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    When you say over 50's ... you do mean 51+ don't you?
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      #42
      Originally posted by Whorty View Post
      When you say over 50's ... you do mean 51+ don't you?
      Ohhh yes I did


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        #43
        Originally posted by GhostofTarbera View Post
        Ohhh yes I did


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        In that case, I agree I was getting worried there for a second ...
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          #44
          Originally posted by WTFH View Post
          What's the daily death rate for the flu?


          I've heard figures quoted for annual or seasonal, but never with sources quoted. So if you know the plan is to get down to a level, what is that level?
          I obviously don’t but you knew that already....

          I should of probably said infection rates - r value.
          Last edited by dx4100; 13 May 2020, 00:15.

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            #45
            Originally posted by GhostofTarbera View Post
            Over 50’s should be herded into stadiums to get infected - 30% or so will snuff if, will be a much quicker but same plan Boris has


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            Why 'stadiums'?

            Is this another one of those Gladiator fantasies that CUK folk seem to have?

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              #46
              Originally posted by AtW View Post
              It’s much more contagious than flu and much deadlier - we are getting crazy deaths with “lockdown” and in warm weather - when flu isn’t a problem, now imagine flu season in a few months...
              I realise that.. Not sure how that really changes what I said...

              With contact tracing and restrictions of varying degrees we should be able to keep the r rate under 1 which is less than flu which runs around 1 to 2 for seasonal flu.

              Remember if we are controlling Covid we are by the same course of actions impacting flu so the r value of flu would be decreased below it’s normal level as well.
              Last edited by dx4100; 12 May 2020, 23:54.

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                #47
                Originally posted by CheeseSlice View Post

                Why 'stadiums'?
                Exactly - Shouldn't it be 'stadia'?
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                  #48
                  Originally posted by dx4100 View Post
                  I obviously don’t but you knew that already....
                  I didn't know that you didn't know. I was hoping you might have known, or someone else might have jumped in to tell me I'm an idiot for not knowing.

                  Originally posted by dx4100 View Post
                  I should of probably said infection rates - r value.
                  Any idea what that is for the flu?

                  I'm just trying to find out - it's not a trick question!
                  If a politician has said that they want it to get down to about the same level as the flu, then it would be good to hear what value they think that is and if they put any clarification around it.
                  …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                    #49
                    Originally posted by CheeseSlice View Post
                    Why 'stadiums'?

                    It should be race courses, velodromes and darts tournaments.
                    …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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                      #50
                      Originally posted by WTFH View Post
                      If a politician has said that they want it to get down to about the same level as the flu, then it would be good to hear what value they think that is and if they put any clarification around it.
                      A stats man on I think the BBC last night said the total excess deaths in the last couple of months were about equal with the last bad flu season we had a few winters ago.

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